South Africa says it will remain committed to the African agenda at the G20 this year.
The group of G20 are expected to put Africa at the top of its agenda for the very first time in the history of its meeting.
G20 2017 will take place in Hamburg, Germany.
South Africa is expected to put Africa’s challenges and partnerships at the top of its discussions, although Germany wants the G20 countries to discuss issues like migration policy, fair trade rules and foreign investment affecting Africa.
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says they also want the G20 to address the huge youth unemployment facing the continent.
“And so we will play our role in terms of partnering with G20 countries to attract investment to the African continent, we ourselves are keen to increase partnerships with the different African countries in infrastructure investments to diversify our economies and increase intra-African trade. And ensure therefore that investments that come from elsewhere in the world into Africa find us as equal partners not as helpless recipient’s as the world suggests.” Click below to watch Minister Gigaba at a WEF Session: Africa’s economic outlook
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